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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 2141. זָכַך (zakak) -- To be pure, to be clear, to be clean</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/2141.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/job/9-30.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/2141.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 2141</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/2140.htm" title="2140">◄</a> 2141. zakak <a href="../hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">zakak: To be pure, to be clear, to be clean</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">זָכַךְ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>zakak<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>zah-KAHK<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(zaw-kak')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To be pure, to be clear, to be clean<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to be transparent, clean<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often associated with the concept of purity is καθαρός (katharos), Strong's Greek #2513, which also means clean or pure.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "zakak" primarily conveys the idea of purity and clarity, often in a physical or ceremonial sense. It is used to describe the process of refining or purifying, whether it be metals, thoughts, or actions. The term implies a state of being free from impurities or moral blemish.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, purity was a significant concept, both in physical and spiritual terms. The Israelites were given laws concerning ceremonial cleanliness, which were essential for worship and community life. Purity was not only about physical cleanliness but also about moral and spiritual integrity. The process of refining metals, such as gold and silver, was a common metaphor for spiritual purification, reflecting the cultural importance of purity.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to be bright, clean or pure<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>cleanse (1), pure (2), purer (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">זָכַךְ</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>be bright, clean, pure</b></font> (kindred with foregoing. Only Lamentations, Job) — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Perfect</em> only 3 masculine plural <font class="hebrew2">זַכּ֫וּ</font>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>be right, shining</em>, figurative of splendour of nobles <font class="hebrew2">נְזִירִים מִשֶּׁלֶג</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ז</font> <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/4-7.htm">Lamentations 4:7</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">מֵחָלָב צַחוּ</font>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>be clean, pure</em> in God's sight, of heavens <a href="/interlinear/job/15-15.htm">Job 15:15</a>, of stars <a href="/interlinear/job/25-5.htm">Job 25:5</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">יַאֲהִיל</font> of moon; compare also <font class="hebrew2">יִזְכֶּה</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/15-14.htm">Job 15:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/job/25-4.htm">Job 25:4</a>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hiph`il</b></font> <em>cleanse</em>, only <em>Perfect</em>1singular <font class="hebrew2">וַהֲזִכּוֺתִי בְּבֹר כַּמָּֽי׃</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/9-30.htm">Job 9:30</a>, figurative of making morally spotless ("" <font class="hebrew2">הִתְרָחַצְתִּי</font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>be make clean, be purer <p>A primitive root (compare <a href="/hebrew/2135.htm">zakah</a>); to be transparent or clean (phys. Or morally) -- be (make) clean, be pure(-r). <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2135.htm">zakah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וַ֝הֲזִכּ֗וֹתִי והזכותי זַכּ֤וּ זַכּ֥וּ זכו vahazikKoti wa·hă·zik·kō·w·ṯî wahăzikkōwṯî zak·kū zakKu zakkū<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/job/9-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 9:30</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שָׁ֑לֶג ק) <b> וַ֝הֲזִכּ֗וֹתִי </b> בְּבֹ֣ר כַּפָּֽי׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> myself with snow <span class="itali">And cleanse</span> my hands<br><a href="/kjvs/job/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and make my hands never <span class="itali">so clean;</span><br><a href="/interlinear/job/9-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> should wash waste <span class="itali">and cleanse</span> lye my hands<p><b><a href="/text/job/15-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 15:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְ֝שָׁמַ֗יִם לֹא־ <b> זַכּ֥וּ </b> בְעֵינָֽיו׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And the heavens <span class="itali">are not pure</span> in His sight;<br><a href="/kjvs/job/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> yea, the heavens <span class="itali">are not clean</span> in his sight.<br><a href="/interlinear/job/15-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the heavens no <span class="itali">pure</span> his sight<p><b><a href="/text/job/25-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 25:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/25.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְ֝כוֹכָבִ֗ים לֹא־ <b> זַכּ֥וּ </b> בְעֵינָֽיו׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And the stars <span class="itali">are not pure</span> in His sight,<br><a href="/kjvs/job/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not; yea, the stars <span class="itali">are not pure</span> in his sight.<br><a href="/interlinear/job/25-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the stars no <span class="itali">pure</span> his sight<p><b><a href="/text/lamentations/4-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Lamentations 4:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> זַכּ֤וּ </b> נְזִירֶ֙יהָ֙ מִשֶּׁ֔לֶג</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/lamentations/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Her consecrated ones <span class="itali">were purer</span> than<br><a href="/kjvs/lamentations/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Her Nazarites <span class="itali">were purer</span> than snow,<br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/4-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">were purer</span> her consecrated snow<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2141.htm">4 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2141.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2141<br>4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/vahazikkoti_2141.htm">wa·hă·zik·kō·w·ṯî — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/zakku_2141.htm">zak·kū — 3 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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